Raaja's Composing Fee was Rs. 5,000 for many years, then increased slowly
Ilayaraaja's copyright lawsuit is known to everyone in South Indian cine world. The Madras High court victory in 2015 was highly publicized and many producers thanked Raaja for the initiative. Watch his brief press meet with Producer Thanu and his explanation on how close friends cheated him. It's very surprising that SPB and Charan embarked on a global tour without talking to their lawyers or sponsors about music royalty. In any SPB concert, his fans always expect him to sing majority of Raaja's compositions. SPB50 organizers should have negotiated payment to IPRS. His global tour started in 2016 with Toronto and Moscow. The latest USA tour started only in March. They had plenty of time to resolve this issue. Unfortunately another close friend has cheated Raaja. The loss is for Indian music lovers who cannot hear SPB singing Raaja's songs in a live setup. It appears that Charan is adamant not to pay any IPRS payment for Raaja's songs but he will pay for Rahman's songs. SPB is now leaning heavily on MSV and KVM's songs since there is no royalty issues for these composers. MSV's family is living a mediocre life and Raaja did a concert in 2016 to collect money for MSV's family. Rajini and Raaja handed over the cheque to MSV's family. SPB and Charan should pay some royalty to MSV for singing his compositions.
உனக்கென்ன மேலே நின்றாய் ஓ நந்தலாலா
உனதாணை பாடுகின்றேன் நான் ரொம்ப நாளா
உனக்கென்ன மேலே நின்றாய் ஒ நந்தலாலா
உனதாணை பாடுகின்றேன் நான் ரொம்ப நாளா
Watch Raaja's brief press meet in 2015 with Producer Thanu and his explanation on how close friends cheated him.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqkAIJGHTG0
SPB's interview in Houston, Texas USA on April 8 - Raaja and I are friends even now
SPB's interview to Puthiya Thalamurai TV in Houston, TX on April 8, 2017. Only time will tell how this problem will be resolved... SPB50 show started in August 2016 in Toronto. SPB talks about IPRS Royalty payment.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQz7iUUaWI0
A Music Composer who holds world record for number of albums is indeed not rich.....
People should pause for a moment and look at list of Top 100 Musicians (http://www.therichest.com/top-lists/...est-musicians/) in the world. You won't find the name of World record holder for composing the maximum number of albums (above 1000) and songs in this list. Many people know this fact and his amazing music collection had shattered world records several decades ago. I have written about this issue in this group since Indian film/ music industry has a poor track record of maintaining sales numbers and providing copyright ownership to all musicians, lyricists, singers and artists.
One small example - I have calculated that "Ithu Oru Pon Malai Pozhuthil" song would have shattered many Platinum records worldwide, if all sales records from thousands of illegal cassette shops in India, Malaysia, Gulf, Singapore, UK, Sri Lanka besides radio broadcasting in AIR and Ilangai Vanoli were properly accounted. Legal sales of cassettes, CDs and LP Records within Tamil Nadu don't provide the full picture. There are hundreds of such platinum hits from Ilayaraaja. The present generation of youngsters cannot fathom the enormity of Raaja's accomplishments.
Director Velu Prabhakaran nicely explains how Raaja never got his full worth for his enormous accomplishments.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kfHI_sKmac
Birthday Wishes to Veterans - Raaja, Maniratnam, SPB and Kalaignar (June 2-4)
Our Birthday wishes to Dear Maestro Raaja. May his music and compositions live for thousands of years. His music radiates peace, rhythm and good vibrations to everyone who listens to his compositions.
From Behind Woods:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jOF4H59GZM
Today, June 2nd is a big day for Tamil Cinema. It is the birthday of the legendary music composer and an inspirational film-maker. Yes, we are talking about Isaignani Ilaiyaraaja and Mani Ratnam.
Ilaiyaraaja turns 74 today, while Mani celebrates his 62nd birthday. Both of them have worked together in several films and Raaja has been a major cause for uplifting the already elevated quality of Mani's films. The songs and background scores that have come out in the films from their combination have always topped the charts and have been critically acclaimed too. Even though their amalgamation didn't continue from the early 1990s, the existing legacy is very much loved by their fans.
Ilaiyaraaja's most recent release was Enga Amma Rani and we are all eagerly awaiting his next, Naachiyaar, directed by Bala. Mani Ratnam struck a chord with his recent, Kaatru Veliyidai and there are a lot of expectations over his next film, which is widely speculated to be with Aishwarya Rai.
We wish both these incomparable and blessed legends a very happy birthday and a long life ahead. We also hope that somewhere down the line, they would collaborate yet again to re-create their magic.
http://www.hindustantimes.com/music/...9bo9XtY8H.html